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At the General Convention in June, the Episcopal
Church made the United Nations Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) a mission priority and is
urging congregations across the church to work for
their implementation in order to: eradicate extreme
poverty and hunger; achieve universal primary
education; promote gender equality and empower
women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal
health; combat HIV and AIDS, malaria and other
diseases; ensure environmental sustainability;
and create a global partnership for development with
a focus on debt, aid and trade.
At a news conference following her election,
Jefferts Schori explained: “When I think about the
reign of God I go back to those grand visions in
Isaiah, one of which Jesus reads in his first public
act of ministry in Nazareth, where the poor are fed,
the poor have Good News preached to them, those who
are ostracized or in prison are welcomed and set
free, the blind have their sight restored and the
ill are healed. One of the great actions of this
General Convention has been to name justice and
peace, particularly in the form of the Millennium
Development Goals, as the first priority of the
Episcopal Church, and I think that’s going to be our
vision of the reign of God in this season.”
Learn more about the partnership between the
Episcopal Church and the ONE Campaign devoted to
achieving the MDGs at www.episcopalchurch.org/ONE/.
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Massachusetts parish delegates and clergy face a
full agenda as they prepare to gather for the annual
Diocesan Convention, Oct. 27-28 at Trinity Church in
Boston. Special guest Bishop Philip Baji of the
Diocese of Tanga, Tanzania, will bring news of the
fruits of partnership devoted to home health care
and AIDS relief. And, in regular business, the
convention will consider six resolutions—three of
them focused on marriage issues—and the 2007
diocesan budget, balanced at $7.5 million. Read
more...
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“Our Story,
God’s
Story at All Times
and in All
Places”: Register by Nov. 10 for this
annual education event for New England
Episcopalians, featuring workshops, worship and
activities for all ages devoted to the many ways to
share the Christian story through worship, the arts,
music, storytelling, outreach and prayer. It takes
place Nov. 17-18 at the Wyndham Westborough
Hotel.
Contact Amy Cook in the diocesan Resource Center
with questions: acook@diomass.org
or 617/482-4826,
ext. 645.
Also:
“Night
Prayer,” a half hour of
music, readings, prayers and silent meditation held
at 8:30 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month at
the Parish of the Messiah in Auburndale, on Nov. 5
will be a service of remembrance for “those we love
but see no longer.” Grace
Church in Lawrence
celebrates its 160th anniversary with a gala
celebration on Nov. 4
The Christ Church, Cambridge
concert
series features Peter Richard Conte, grand
court organist at Lord & Taylor, Philadelphia, on
Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
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Spread the word! Forward E-News to your fellow
parishioners, family, friends and seekers and let them
know they can sign up for future issues at: www.diomass.org/elist.shtml.
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
email:
enews@diomass.org
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